Door-hanger.



M. LIMA. noon HANGER.

APPLICATION IILIED MAR. 2. 1910.

Patgnted Oct. 4, 1910.

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DOOR-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 4, 1910.

Application filed March 2, 1910. Serial No. 546,785.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MANUEL LIMA, a citizen of the United States,residing at Melrose, in the county of Alameda and State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Hangers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hangers for edgewise movable doors which aresuspended from a track located above the door, the hanger carrying awheel which is mounted for travel on the track.

It is the object of the invention to brovide a hanger of the kindstated, which can be readily adjusted to properly suspend the door, andalso one which is simple and strong, and which can be easily put up, andalso taken down for oiling.

The invention also has for its object to provide a hanger embodyingcertain novel structural details to be hereinafter described andclaimed.

In order that the invention may be better understood, reference is hadto the accompanying drawing, in which;

Figure 1 is a vertical section of the upper portion of the door and itscasing, showing an edge view of the hanger. Fig. 2 is a front elevationof the hanger. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

In the drawing, 5 denotes a door, and 6 the jamb thereof. The pocketjamb 7 is spaced sufficiently from the jamb 6 to permit the door hangerto pass therebetween. To the headers 8 on one side, is secured a strip 9which carries the track 10 on which the wheel 11 travels. The connectionbetween the wheel and the door is made by means of a novel form ofhanger which will now be described.

The hanger comprises in its construction three sections, to wit, awheel-carrying section 12, a door strap section 27, and a connectingsection 16. The door strap section is connected to the section 16 by anon-vertically movable screw, for the purpose of adjusting the door withreference to the wheelcarrying portion of the hanger.

The wheel carrying section of the hanger comprises a heavy sheet steelplate 12, bent into the shape shown in F 1, and support ing the wheel11. On the lower end of the plate 12 is an outstanding tongue 13, and ashort distance above the same is a tongue 14 which is struck up fromsaid plate. A short distance above the last-mentioned tongue, the plate12 has a slot 15.

The connecting section comprises a plate 16 having at its lower end anoffset portion 17 terminating in a lateral horizontal arm 18. The offsetportion of the plate has a T-shaped slot 19, the main portion of whichis vertical, and the head portion horizontal, and in the arm 18 arevertical openings 20 and 21, respectively. The upper portion of theplate has slots 22 to receive the tongues 13 and let, and at the top ofthe plate is a laterally extending tongue 23 which extends into the slot15. The tongues 13 and 14; proj ect a sufficient distance from the plate16 to receive keys 23', the projecting portions of the tongues havingopenings for this purpose. By the means herein described, the plate 16is rigidly fastened to the plate 12. To the plate 16 is riveted orotherwise fastened a bracket 24 for supporting the head of a screw 25.The bracket 21 has a horizontal portion 26 extending at one end into thehorizontal head portion of the slot 19, in which it is supported andprovided wit-h a vertical opening to receive the screw 25, the head ofthe latter being received between the part 26 and the horizontal armbetween the main portion of the plate 16 and its offset portion 17,whereby the screw is prevented from traveling in the direction of itslength.

The door strap section 27 is connected at its lower end to the door 5,and has at its upper end a lateral horizontal arm 28 through which thescrew 25 is threaded, whereby, when said screw is turned, the door willbe raised or lowered, the screw being held against travel in thedirection of its length as already described. The outer end of the part28 is reduced in width and extends into the vertical portion of the slot19, whereby the door strap section is guided to move vertically in astraight line. The door strap section passes through and is also guidedby the opening 20 in the arm 18. The screw passes loosely through theopening 21, and projects a short distance below the arm 18, theprojecting portion being squared to facilitate the application of awrench or other tool for turning the screw.

In the top edge of the door is made a recess 29 which extends acrosssaid edge, and has a pocket 30. To the top edge of the door is secured aplate 31, covering the recess, and having a slot 32 to receive the lowerend of the door strap section 27, said end projecting a short distancebelow the plate 31, and the side edges of said projecting portion havingnotches To the bottom of the plate 31 is pivoted at 34, a latchcomprising a plate 35 having in one of its edges a recess 36 adapted toreceive the notched portion of the door strap section, the oppositewalls of said recess entering the notches 33. \Vith the latch in thisposition, the door strap section is securely locked to the plate 31, andto release the same, the latch is swung on its pivot in a direction todisengage the latch from the notches. The latch works in the recess 29,and has at its free end, near its edge, an opening 37 so that it may beworked by using a screw driver, nailpunch, nail, or any small piece ofwood, the same being inserted into the opening. The pocket 30 isconstructed to allow the notched end of the door strap section to slipdown far enough to enable the latch to engage the same.

The structure herein described makes a simple, efficient and easilyadjusted hanger. The lower squared end of the screw is placed in aposition so close to the light as to make it easily found andmanipulated. The manner of mounting the door strap section on the part17 effectually prevents the former from twisting and bending and it isguided to move up and down in a straight line. If the door is slammed,it is not apt to jump off, or to be unlocked, as the two notches 33 workagainst one another. The weight of the door also helps to keep the latchin position. Looseness of the parts is also reduced to a minimum by thelatch when the same is in looking position. The door strap section fitssnugly in the slot 32 so that there will be no looseness at this point.The bracket 24 also serves to prevent the roller from jumping the track,it having a horizontal portion 38 which extends beneath the strip. Afurther advantage of the structure is its simplicity, strength anddurability, and the fact that it is noiseless in operation.

In assembling the parts, the door resting on the floor, with the plate31 in place, need not be lifted to be connected to the door strapsect-ion, the latter being lowered by op erating the screw until it isproperly positioned in the slot 32 so as to be engaged by the latch,after which the door is ready to be raised off the floor by operatingthe screw in a direction to elevate the door strap section. It is easilyknown when the latch is in looking position as it is impossible to swingit to this position unless the notches are properly positioned so as tobe engaged by the latch. The connection between the parts 12 and 16enables the hanger to be readily positioned, and by making said partsseparable, they can be packed into small compass for convenience inshipment and storage.

I claim:

1. The combination with a door, of a hanger therefor having a verticalslot, a nontraveling screw carried by the hanger, and a member connectedto the door, and having a laterally extending horizontal portion throughwhich the screw is threaded, and said portion extending intothe slot toguide the member.

2. The combination with a door, of a hanger therefor comprisingseparable sections, one of said sections having projecting tongues, andthe other section having slots through which the tongues pass, and fromwhich they project, keys passing through the projecting portions of thetongues, a wheel carried by one of the sections, and an adjustableconnection including a screw between the other section and the doorhanger memher.

3. The combination with a door, of a hanger therefor comprising awheel-carrying section, a door strap section, and a connecting section,the latter section being separably connected to the wheel-carryingsection, and an adjustable connection between the aforesaid connectingsection to the door strap section.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, MANUEL LIMA.

Witnesses IVILLIAM MEAKIN, L. L. Vnms.

